Minutes - Council - 09/30/1980 - Special

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Mrs. Roger Dickenson, 6150 Rivlyn Avenue Mrs. Dickenson asked if they were going to widen Tungsten Street to 24 feet. City Engineer Raatikka said Tungsten Street was proposed to be widened to 24 feet. Mr. Steve Norton, 6206 RiVlyn Avenue Mr. Norton asked how long the overlay would last with 5 to 10 ton trucks going over it. City Engineer Raatikka said the overlay would last until the sewer and water came in in five to ten years. Mr. August Grosslein, 13554 Tungsten St. Mr. Grosslein asked if they were going to cut the street down to take care of the storm sewer drainage. City Engineer Raatikka said they are not going to cut the whole street down, but 150 feet north of Rivlyn would be cut down. Mr. Roger Dickenson, Jr., Box 266, Elk River Mr. Dickenson asked about digging the ditches Out. City Engineer Raatikka said they do not plan to do that. Mr. Dickenson, Jr. said he felt the ditches ahould be restored to where they were originally. He said he could prove there is still a ditch there because a culvert can be found beneath the road. Mr. Kerry O'Rourke, 6232 Rivlyn Avenue Mr. O'Rourke asked who initiated the meetings regarding the improvements of Tungsten Street and Rivlyn Avenue. Councilman Reimann said the council was informed that there werelwater problems there and the council asked the City Engineer to advise them on what to do about it. City Administrator Schnelle said the businessmen initiated this by informing the City about the problem there. Mr. O'Rourke said there was no water problem there that lasted longer than a day~ in all the years he has been living there before the commercial people came in. He asked where all the water was coming from and he noted it was the business people who complained, not the residents. City Administrator Schnelle said the water was coming from Mm. O'Rourke's area. Councilman Cox said it was his impression that there was citizen complaints from that area. Special Council September 30, 1980 Page 2